Current batteries lack the oomph to power our freight-hauling needs. In the meantime, we have to squeeze every last drop of fuel we can out of them. These sexy new trucks should help.READ»
America's trucks burn an enormous percentage of our total fuel, but their efficiency hasn't improved in years. But new, simple additions to a truck's body can have impressive effects on fuel economy.READ»
Airlines are rushing to adapt to rising fuel costs, but most efficiency gains have already been made. If gas prices continue to rise, it may require a full rethinking of how we fly.READ»
Steel's a done deal, right? A material we know all about, just as we move on to cooler composites? Nope. Someone's just invented new steel that's 7% stronger in a process taking just 10 seconds.READ»
If all auto shows are paeans to over-the-topness, the Qatar Motor Show must top them all. So it's probably appropriate that Volkswagen is unveiling its highly anticipated XL1 hybrid concept car there: with a look that's part Prius, ...READ»
Energy efficiency has only recently become a popular concern among vehicle owners, but some people have been thinking about it for a long, long time.READ»
We often hear bitter discord about environmental and economic problems that we face, such as the rancor that emerges in debates about financial reform and climate change legislation. It boils up in the words of the talking heads ...READ»
Trucks, buses, and tractor trailers are some of the biggest gas guzzlers around. You might think, then, that improving the fuel economy of these hulking vehicles would be difficult. But according to a recently released report from ...READ»
Hot on the heels of the White House's announcement that it is offering up $2.3 billion in clean energy manufacturing credits (and just in time for the Detroit Auto Show), the U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it plans to ...READ»
The tradition of the Great American Roadtrip has been hampered recently by skyrocketing gas prices. And taking an RV on the road? Forget it, unless you have plenty of cash to spare. But that may be about to change now that ...READ»
As is stands right now, the trucking industry is not particularly green--just ask anyone who has been stuck in traffic behind a gas-guzzling, exhaust-belching 18-wheeler. But if the industry is to survive in the next decade, it will ...READ»
When Innowattech introduced its so-called "piezoelectric road"--a 10-meter piece of asphalt embedded with piezoelectric generators--late last year, critics complained that extracting kinetic energy from cars is akin to highway ...READ»
Kerstin Hanson developed a "CO2 pedometer" application for cell phones, which measures commuters' carbon emissions. Inspired by the data, Hanson's test group altered its behavior and reduced its carbon footprint by 30%.READ»
Complaints abound about unnecessary military spending in the United States, but at least the Navy is doing its part to cut down on the really ridiculous things, like spending $500 million each year on maintenance to make sure that ...READ»
UPS delivered its corporate sustainability report this morning, putting forth an ambitious new goal to cut an additional 20% of carbon emissions from its airborne fleet by 2020, netting an overall carbon reduction of 42% since 1990. ...READ»
Sure, it's easy to keep track of fuel-efficiency if you have a high-tech hybrid car, but what about the rest of us? Nomadic Solutions' Ecogyzer helps correct leadfoot tendencies by recording driving data on a GPS. The Ecogyzer ...READ»
Scientists at North Carolina State University appear to have found a holy grail in ship design: A non-toxic coating that keeps barnacles from latching onto ship hulls. A single ship could stand to save millions of dollars in ...READ»
